Lucky Briton Ben Southall has landed himself "the world's best job", working 12 hours a week over six months for a cool 70,000. To top it off it's on the tropical Hamilton Island, Queensland and he's got a beach-front villa in the deal.

But not all of us get to look after rich tourists on the Great Barrier Reef - let's raise a glass to the men and women putting it on the line as they grind through Britain's deadliest occupations...

In at No 10, it's probably the only job that carries insurance policies against being stabbed while tied to wheel, mauled by a tiger or shot out of a cannon by a clown. But at least there's a safety net.